Scientific Name	Cyprinocirrhites polyactis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1874)	Depth	16 - 120M
Chinese	多棘鯉	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F402　Cirrhitidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	多棘鯉
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	紅燕子、格仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ambon
Synonyms	Cirrhitichthys polyactis, Ctprinocirrhites polyactis, Cyprinocirrhites stigma, Cyprinocirrhites ui
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055210. ASIZP0055645. ASIZP0058591. ASIZP0070106. ASIZP0070113. ASIZP0072494. ASIZP0804338. ASIZP0804339. ASIZP0805180. ASIZP0914338. ASIZP0914339. ASIZP0915184. FRIP21034. NMMBP08701. NMMBP08736. NMMBP08747. NMMSTP00588. NTMP0809. NTUM03775.
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100% 2011-08-16,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Swallowtail hawfish; Swallowtail hawkfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate; body depth 2.6-2.8 in standard length; snout short and blunt. A fringe of cirri on hind edge of anterior nostril. Palatine teeth present. A single dorsal fin with X spines and 16-17 rays, a tuft of cirri near tip of each dorsal spine; anal fin with III spines and 6-7 rays; lower 6 pectoral rays unbrached; caudal fin lunate. Lateral line complete, with 45-49 scales; 3 rows of scales above lateral line; 4 rows of large scales on cheek. Body brownish orange, sometimes faintly blotches with brown, the orange tending to be concentrated along longitudinal scale rows, thus giving a slight linear patten.
habitats	Found on steep slopes and around small coral heads exposed to currents. Hovers several meters above the bottom and feeds mainly on pelagic crustaceans, copepods, and other animals of the plankton.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the western Pacific. Southeast Atlantic: southeast coast of South Africa. It is found in southern and northeastern Taiwanese waters; Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan and Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.